Category: UN Missions

  • The Holistic EU Coordination of Maritime  Engagement in Somalia

    The Holistic EU Coordination of Maritime Engagement in Somalia

    Brussels, Belgium (HAN) December 23, 2020. Regional Maritime security and capacity building engagement for Somalia and Somaliland. In Somalia The Iris Maritime security expert, Mr. Chris Reynolds will continue as our head of EUcap mission in Somalia and Somaliland. The Council prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions in…

  • Ethiopia: Concerns about recruitment and use of child soldiers by TPLF

    Ethiopia: Concerns about recruitment and use of child soldiers by TPLF

    New York (HAN) December 25, 2020. Regional security and updates from the Horn of Africa initiatives Sudan and TPLF child soldiers concerns. Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the UnitedNations,  Taye Atske Selassie conferred with Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. Ambassador Taye Atske Selassie updated the…

  • Ethiopia Needs to Heal to Confront its Violent Past

    Ethiopia Needs to Heal to Confront its Violent Past

    Addis Ababa (HAN) December 21, 2020. Regional Rule of law, Human rights and security partnership initiatives.  By. Laetitia Bader, Director, Horn of Africa, Originally published Addis Standard and HR.org, “To Heal, Ethiopia Needs to Confront its Violent Past,” for Human Rights Watch. “I want to move on and feel a part of Abiy’s Ethiopia. I…

  • Kenya: The 2nd Visit by Somaliland Leader and UK Connection

    Kenya: The 2nd Visit by Somaliland Leader and UK Connection

    Nairobi (HAN) December 21, 2020. Regional diplomatic and security partnership initiatives. The an expected official invitation of the President of the Republic of Somaliland H.E Muse Bihi by his counterpart H.E Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya,  had in-depth discussions in the State House. The two leaders initiated discussions during the meeting on a variety of issues…

  • Somalia: Diplomacy Left Out Of Plan

    Somalia: Diplomacy Left Out Of Plan

    Nairobi (HAN) 17 December, 2020. Diplomacy and Security update.  On this week’s Diplomacy view to the Point.  The Somali government in Mogadishu has cut diplomatic ties with Kenyan Uhuru government, a member of AMISOM sector 3 defense and security on Southern Somalia. All the Somali diplomats from Nairobi will return Mogadishu and Somalia give Kenyan…

  • Ethiopia: Prof. Mohamed Hassan, Horn of Africa and Beyond (Interview)

    Ethiopia: Prof. Mohamed Hassan, Horn of Africa and Beyond (Interview)

    Addis Ababa (HAN) 17 December, 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional security initiatives. Professor Mohamed Hassan returned from a trip to Ethiopia. He has traveled throughout the country and has been visiting several regions such as Oromia, Amhara and Somali Region. Mohamed gave lectures and participated in seminars. He met several former opposition leaders and had…

  • Global Security Eye on Somalia: Egyptian perspective

    Global Security Eye on Somalia: Egyptian perspective

    Cairo (HAN) 13 December 2020. Weekly updates for regional security and terror alerts. Egypt Participates In 5th Somalia Partnership Forum dated 9th December 2020, published by daily News Egypt. Egypt’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Affairs Ambassador Sherif Issa visited the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on 7th December to participate in the opening of…

  • UK Revisioning Security in the Region: Critical For Somali Security 

    UK Revisioning Security in the Region: Critical For Somali Security 

    Mogadishu (HAN) 13 December 2020. Weekly updates for regional security and terror alerts. UK Minister Reiterates UK Commitment To Somalia And The region’s response to the threat of Al-Shabaab for  UK Government’s initiatives for Somalia security. The Somali Civil-society organizations have been pivotal in framing human security through their UK initiative linkages and work in…

  • General Austin: A threat or an opportunity for the Horn of African security?

    General Austin: A threat or an opportunity for the Horn of African security?

    Mogadishu (HAN) 13th December, 2020.  Regional security and Drone operation in Somalia. The new re-engagement of an African military command 2021 by the United States reflects the growing focus of the United States on Africa in the US National Security Strategy, which appears to be continuing under new US President  Joe Biden. The appointment of  Gen.…

  • Persistent Breaches of the Partnership Agreements

    Persistent Breaches of the Partnership Agreements

    Persistent breaches of the partnership agreements between Somalia and Somaliland Background Somaliland Stability: SomalilandSun article “Somaliland: From the Boardroom to the Battlefield the Looming War with Somalia,”  published March 27, 2016 In the past 25 years Somaliland has proven its commitment to peace, development, national security and most importantly taking an active role in stabilizing the…

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